Telegram-herald., 1887-12-09
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ons Of tie mosl bTishanE sso3ings ever
ever Eskisg plaes IL Miehigan u3s that Of
Miss CsFolins A. Aigss, daughter Of 6s8srsl
Aiser. of Dstsost, 70 Harry d. Shside0. also
Of Defrolt. oeegrFing on Wednesday even
ing. The lollosing extFsel fsom TIE De-
troit papers. wiii convey partial idea ef
tie selat aad nsgnilieeace of the occssion:
The bride. piauazt ami bright faced bsu
netts, wore al elegant rooe "a v bite sailn
With train thEss yards ln length, the 1r0nt
oi the skirt being covered siEn duchess lace.
The eorszge Was cut F-shaped font ana
back, with elbow sleeve OF taiie. The tuiie
vel wss fastened with diamond sIzr. the
gift OF Mrs. senator Il. Chandler. A mag
nllceng diamond necklace and pendant.
given By the groom aud worn D. the bride.
gas composed OF gems OF exceedingly nhe
quality and very large in size. The pendant
lad for lis center iarge pearl surrounded
By nine diamonds. The diamonds cOmpos-
Tag the necklace proper were suspended
iightly from 4 tiny flexible band OF gold
White yiolets coTs posed the bridal bouquet.
The SIX bridesmaids. VINO we're Miss Fay
AlgeF Misc Frances Aigef. Miss ireneSwift,
Miss ftOrne Barbour, Miss Lizzie Newiand
aud Mss Lizzie Burt were dressed IN white
tullr, with garniture OF pink roses and
maiden a air ferns. the bouquets being tied
with long French loops 0f satin ribbons.
Zach wore = pearl brooch as souvenir
from the bride.
The best man was Mr. George T. Vincent,
OF Pisinfield. D. j.. and the ushers were Mr..
Sidney M. Colgate and Mr.. Austin Colgate,
Orange, \. j.; Mr. Thomas Darling, Wilkes
barre, Pa, Mr.. Francis l.. Cooley, Hartford.
Conn; Ar. James Joy, Plainheld, y. j.. and
Mr.. Fred Joy, Detroit
The music, which was admirably chosen,
was rendered Ia a rarely effective and im-
pressiye manner The wedding march
from "Lohengrin" was played upon reed
organ without accompaniment by Sir. Oria
ID. Allen. With the ending OF this march
vas heard the triumphant trumpet tones
OF the march fron "fannhsuser played
by Spells iuu orchestra. The ceremonial
| music was an evidence OF the cultivated
taste of the bride, by whom the selections
were made, assisted by Prof J. II. Hahn,
whose fine judgment in such matters is
| 8ell known. The floral declarations were
! uulle elaborate. The vestibule at the Fort
| 81. entrance had been converted into q YER
liable bower. the sides aud background of
| which we're of tropical plants. Tne open
| ing was an arch of smilax, dotted with
white roses. There are three open doorways
leading from the reception room. The one
immediately opposite the arbor contained
| large floral bell of white roses bound with
! smilex. Loops OF smilax. were draped on
| each side. From the other dOorways were
suspended coils OF red roses. Nearly all
| the rooms contained potted plants.
The list OF presents incident TO the nup-
| tials Is the most extensive ana costly that
| has ever been bestowed upon any bridal
couple in this city or State. Rare and
costly bric-a-brac and pottery ware IN pro-
| fusion, pieces of elaborate furniture, iich
| tapestries, cut glassware, etchings, paint
| ings and silverware in elegant designs and
endless variety are lasting mementoes OF
| the day. An alcove on the second floor was
lined with pieces OF siiverware ranging
| from chatelaine vineagrette through sets
OF tableware. pieces for the sideboard. TO 4
| complete diUner set. Seventeen gold lined
| ton, one OF them the gift OF DIR. Sheldon s
classmates at Yale. Among the more no.
| ticeable gifts were the following:
Solid silver dinner set, hlr. and Mrs.
| Allan Sheldon; silver salad bowl, Mr. and
| Mrs. Jas. f.. Joy; complete silver set of
tableware, General and Mrs r. A. Alger;
diamond necklace, the groom; diamond
star, Mrs. u. Chandler; silver tea set, Mrs.
| Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine; silver
table set, Mrs, C. III. Bull; Russian silver
| tea set, Miss Hoadly, of New York; silver
| salad bowl, repousse work, Mrs. L. G. Du-
senbury; gold set coffee spoons. DR.. VIM.
| A. Hammond, of New York; coffee set re-
naissanee silver, Mrs. II. b. Ledyard; stand
| ing silver lamp. Mrs. Henry A. Newland;
| Egyptian silk quilt and shawls, Japanese
workmanship. Mrs. John l.. Logan. Sr.;
ladies' blue silk dressing gown. lace en-
broidered, General w. l.. Elliott San Fran
cisco; hand painted screen, K. G. Peters,
Manistee; mahogany writing desk. silver
| trimmings, VIM. Wright; chocola te set,
silver pieces, NJ. s. Smith.